Trans Papua Yetti-Mamberamo Route Disrupted by Landslide, BBPJN Takes Action

The process of repairing the road that was landslide by the PJN Regional Office II at the Papua-Papua National Road Implementation Office (BBPJN). ANTARA/HO-Personal document

JAKARTA - The Implementation Working Unit (Satker) of the Road Office (PJN) Region II at the National Road Implementation Office (BBPJN) Papua-Papua Mountains is dealing with a landslide that occurred on the Trans Papua Road, specifically on the Yetti-Senggi-Mamberamo segment.

Head of the Regional Police of the Second Region Yohanes Melsasail said that the acceleration of handling was carried out to maintain connectivity between regions, especially in supporting the smooth distribution of basic commodities to Papua Mountains.

"The steps to accelerate handling are carried out to ensure that connectivity is maintained. This landslide had previously hampered the flow of logistics and community mobility," he said in a press release received by Antara in Jayapura, Saturday, quoted by Antara.

According to Yohanes, access to the Trans Papua Road to Papua Mountains was cut off due to landslides due to high rainfall that occurred on Sunday, April 19, causing the road body to collapse along 80 meters with a depth of up to 12 meters.

"As a first step, we have deployed heavy equipment in the form of excavators, bulldozers, and other supporting equipment to the scene," he said.

He explained that the work process took time because his party had to carry out grade reduction, hoarding, and installation of stabilization geotextiles and geobags for road body reinforcement.

"We estimate that the work will be completed in the next two weeks," he said again.

He added that his party had also prepared an alternative route to ensure that logistics distribution continued to run, where temporary traffic flows were diverted through the Yetti-Yabanfa-Warlef route (passing through Senggih) with a distance of about 14 kilometers.

"We have conducted a survey and this alternative route is considered safe enough for logistics vehicles to pass through. This is a temporary solution so that the supply of food does not stop," he said.

His party ensured that there were no casualties in the incident, but it had an impact on the distribution of logistics to the mountainous Papua region.

"We appeal to logistics vehicle drivers not to wait at the location of the road break and immediately use the alternative routes that have been prepared," he said.

Then, his party also appealed to logistics vehicles to take alternative routes, so that there is no accumulation of vehicles that can hinder the handling process.